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package org.apache.wicket.event;

/**
 * An event
 * 
 * @author Igor Vaynberg (ivaynberg)
 * @param <T>
 *            type of event payload
 */
public interface IEvent<T>
{
	/**
	 * Stops any further broadcast of this event
	 */
	void stop();

	/**
	 * Stops the broadcast of this event any deeper into the hierarchy of the current sink
	 */
	void dontBroadcastDeeper();

	/**
	 * @return type of broadcast that should be used to pass this event on
	 */
	Broadcast getType();

	/**
	 * @return the source of event
	 */
	IEventSource getSource();

	/**
	 * @return payload
	 */
	T getPayload();
}
